Baling-press



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P. .K. DEDERIOK.

BALING PRESS. No. 382,144. Patented May 1, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER K. DEDERIGK, OF LOUDONVILLE, NEW YORK.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 382,144, dated May 1, 1888. Application filed November 1 0, 1887. Serial No. 254,854. (X model.)

1872, Nos. 132,566 and 132,639, and for which various other Letters Patent have since been granted me for improvements on the same, particularly No. 152,084, dated June 16, 1874.

The invention consists in certain novel improvements in the construction of the balechamber and power devices of the-machine, which will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a press embodying my improvements, and Fig. 2 a plan view of the power devices detached from the frame of the machine. Fig. 3 is a view of the discharge end of the press.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

A represents the traverser or plunger of the press; B, a horse le'ver pivoted at itsinner end to the traverser, and atb to a pair of fulcrumarms, 0 O, pivoted to the frame of the press at L. These arms 0 0, together with the lever B, form a double-acting toggle, which is adapted to be vibrated back and forth across the center, alternately from opposite sides of the press, by a horse or horses connected to the outer 0 long end, D, of the lever B, as shown.

The length of the arms 0 C may be greater or less than the length of lever B between the point I) and the point of connection to the traverser, it only being essential that said arms 0 G, which constitute the fulcrum of the lever, be so arranged as to shift alternately from one side to the other of a central line or dead-point as the lever is vibrated. A single arm, 0, may be used effectively; but I prefer to use two. The vibration of the lever is effected by re versing the direction of the travel of the horse or horses, as will be readily understood.

E is the press box, and F the bale-chamber,

of the machine; andK is the hopper, in which nearer the pressbox are slotted, in order to permit the ties or hands to be passed through before the tying-partitions reach the said opening, if desired, while the portions of the sides at the discharge end are also slotted to admit of the bands passing out with the balewithout stripping off or breaking said bands.

In my present press the openings in the sides of the bale-chamber do not extend entirely from top to bottom of the chamber, as in the press shown in my patent, No. 152,084, hereinbefore referred to, but only to the tops and bottoms of the lower and upper corner timbers, respectively, leaving the projecting portions 0 of said timbers to serve as flanges to guide the advancing column of pressed material and as friction-surfaces for properly retarding the progress of said column. The sections G of the sides consist, each, of the vertical and the longitudinal pieces 9 and piece 9, each piece 9 being shouldered at g 9, so as to admit it between the timbers O, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The said sections G are each secured or clamped at but one point, and preferably at the center, or nearly so, so that when adjusted to produce friction said sections will conform to the bale and produce friction with their entire inner surface more uniformly than could be done if said sections were adjusted at two or more places, as in my previous patents referred to. I preferably use bands I to secure or clamp said sections G, the ends of said bands being passed through strong cast bearings g and screw-threaded to receive adj nsting-nuts g, as shown.

When I state above that the sections G are each secured or clamped at but one point, I mean that each section is held at but one single point between its ends, so that it is in effect pivotally supported at such single point, and

to the extension of the lever B beyond its point of connection with the arms 0 O, and to the attachment of the horse-directly to the outer end D of said lever, there is almost a dlrect pull endwise of the lever in starting forward the traverser, and that it is not until the arms 0 0, following the motion of the lever,-

begin to straighten out that said arms are caused to bear the strain and act as toggle members in forcing forward the traverser.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is- I 1. In a baling-press, the combination, with the bale-chamber having openings, as at H, of the sides, each pivotally supported at a point between its extremities, whereby said sides are permitted to conform to and bear with uniform irictlon upon the column of pressed material, substantially as described.

2. In abaling-press, the combination, with thebale-chamber having openings, as at H, of the sides provided withpassages for the bands on the bales, and each pivotally supported at a point between its extremities, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

3. The bale-chamber having the, openings H and guides O, and provided with the closed sides at the discharge end, substantially as described.

. 4:. The bale-chamber having the openings H and guides O, in combination with the ad- B, pivoted to the traverser and to the said arms, as shown, and adapted for the direct at-- tachment of the horse at its outer end, whereby the first part of the advancing movement of the traverser is effected by the inward thrustof the lever, due'to adirectlongitudinal pull on said lever, and without a strain on the arms 0 O, substantially as described.

PETER K. DEDERICK.

'Witnesses GYRUs R. DEDERICK, WILLIAM A. SKINKLE. 

